Pain point · Integrations · Blocks work
WhatsApp Embedded Signup fails with WABA scope error
2 source threads · first seen 2023-01 · last seen 2026-06
Summary
Creating a WhatsApp inbox via Embedded Signup returns a 422 because token validation expects a scope Meta does not return in granular scopes.
- Affects
- teams adding WhatsApp inboxes
Evidence
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“When attempting to create a new WhatsApp inbox using Embedded Signup, the process fails with a 422 error”
“We were not able to save the WhatsApp channel”